Opening up the battlefield in southern Zhejiang is a key step in Huaidong's strategy of "seizing Huai and attacking Fujian."

In addition to the need for Huaidong's own expansion and striving for more development space, it is also necessary to achieve the goal of weakening and dragging down the luxury family through sustained and high-intensity military confrontation.

Although Huaidong's military operations in southern Zhejiang went smoothly in the early stage, it was mainly due to the weakness of the Zhejiang-Fujian army in Yongjia and Taizhou that their troops were scattered and diverted, which gave Huaidong an opportunity to take advantage of.

Next, in the face of continuous military defeats, the Zhejiang-Fujian army is likely to take the initiative to abandon the coastal plain walled cities that are easy to carry out military operations in Huaidong, and shrink the troops to the inland walled cities that are more difficult to cover by the Huaidong naval army, and on the other hand, it is also very likely to draw troops from western Zhejiang to make up for the lack of troops in southern Zhejiang.

The situation has developed to this point, and the pressure on the luxury family has certainly increased greatly, and Huaidong must be determined to capture Yongjia and Taizhou, connect southern Zhejiang and eastern Zhejiang, and double more resources and troops in the battlefield in southern Zhejiang.

Relying only on the three prefectures currently controlled by the Huaidong Military Division, the pressure is also very great, and it is necessary to adopt the method of fighting to feed the war in order to make up for its own shortcomings.

Different from the traditional sense of warfare, which mainly used war and plundering as the main way to feed the war, Huaidong mainly obtained soldiers and material replenishment through full mobilization and organization of the newly occupied areas.

When the Zhejiang-Fujian army abandoned the peripheral cities and contracted to hold on to key cities, the rural areas that were abandoned at the same time were often ten or dozens of times the total amount of population and materials as the cities.

However, the rural areas are vast and scattered, and the local clan forces are relatively stubborn, and it is by no means an easy task to obtain resources from the battlefield in a moderate way.

This requires two premises: first, the foundation of the Zhejiang-Fujian army's rule over southern Zhejiang is weak, and the vast majority of local people resist the Zhejiang-Fujian army; Second, Huaidong can send enough experienced manpower to go deep into the countryside to carry out extensive mobilization.

In addition to the preparations of the Jinghai Second Water Battalion, the Chongcheng Infantry Battalion, and the New Southern Zhejiang Army, as well as the hundreds of thousands of stone of rice, swords, spears, guns, armor, arrows, Buma, salt, iron, wounds, and other materials, before the formal opening of the battlefield in southern Zhejiang, Lin Jian transferred a large number of officials and nearly 100 officers from southern Zhejiang from Huaidong for a three-month special training as the basic force for mobilizing local resources in southern Zhejiang to participate in the war in southern Zhejiang.

It has only been 10 days since the Chen Yan led the troops to land on the north shore of Yueqing Bay, and it has only been 10 days since the war in southern Zhejiang began, and Huaidong has successively set up four inspection divisions in the coastal areas of Yueqing Bay: Yanhu, Wenqiao, Lupu, and Ningxi.

In order to obtain as many war resources as possible from southern Zhejiang, Huaidong not only dispatched a large number of men, but also paid attention to absorbing the children of the Han family from the local area, and tried to win the support of the local gentry as much as possible.

Lin Jian stayed in southern Zhejiang, saying that he was supervising the war, but more time was spent meeting with all kinds of people in the local area.

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When Wenling changed the earth city to build a brick city, Hu Renjie donated 4,000 stone meters, and the local government asked the court for credit and rewarded a Confucian Linlang's loose official. However, after the luxury family occupied southern Zhejiang, Hu Renjie couldn't wait to forget about this incident, and the previous blue official robe of Linghu was also secretly set on fire to him so as not to cause trouble.

This time, Hu Renjie spent hundreds of taels of silver to buy a nine-grade official robe from a family where Wen Qiaozu was an official, and wore it to Yueqing to see Lin Bin. From a distance, I saw a group of people walking out of the vermilion gate of the yamen, led by a young man wearing a jade belt and purple robe, standing in front of the steps and saluting.

Lin Jian was named the Marquis of Huaidong, and led the envoys of Zhedong and Huaidong with the title of the right attendant of the military department, and the weight of authority was already one of the few people in the world.

Lin Jian didn't say it for the time being, Hu Zhiyong, Gao Zongting and others behind him were not Huaidong dignitaries who Hu Renjie and other local squires could see casually.

Seeing the high-ranking and powerful Lin Tie and the Huaidong officials walking to the gate of the Yamen to greet him, Hu Renjie, who was still vigilant and worried when he entered Yueqing City, was so excited that his heart beat like a drum, and he was so confused that he didn't hear what Lin Tie was saying.

"Hu Gong......" Hu Renjie's heart was pounding for a while, and then he noticed that Tang Xitai, who was standing next to him, was pulling his sleeves, and at this time he came back to his senses, and heard Lin Lian looking at him inquiringly, as if asking him......

"This is Wen Qiao's righteous gentleman Hu Gong?" Lin Jian rubbed his body and asked more with a smile.

Hu Renjie replied in a panic: "Little Lao'er is Wen Qiao's Hu Renjie, I don't dare to accept the courtesy, it should be Xiao Lao'er who meets the adults!" I also forgot that he had the fame of Ru Linlang, and he wanted to kneel down and kowtow in return.

"Hu Gong has killed this official," Lin Jian will hug Hu Renjie's arm and say, "I heard Xitai say that the squire Wen Qiao enthusiastically donated military funds, and after Hu Gong was unwilling, he successively donated 100 stones, 50 catties of silver, and 30 cattle and sheep, and he should receive this gift ......from the official."

Hu Renjie's mind was a little settled at this time, and he secretly pondered in his heart: When the luxury family occupied southern Zhejiang, his Hu family also donated so much money and goods to buy peace, not to mention seeing the luxury Feihu in southern Zhejiang, it was Jia Xiong, the magistrate of Wenling sent by the luxury family, who was so big that he was about to build it to the sky, and never put them in his eyes.

In the past, it was to see the chief of the county department, not to mention begging others to do something, even if he smashed the door open, he couldn't do it without a thousand taels of silver.

Thinking so, Hu Renjie felt that the money and materials donated before were very worthwhile.

Walking to the side hall and sitting down around Lin Tie, Hu Renjie listened to Lin Tie sitting in the hall chattering, although it was some gossip, but he felt that none of them were uncomfortable, and he almost impulsively pledged another thousand stone of food.

Lin Jian patiently accompanied Squire Wen Qiao for dinner before returning to the mansion to rest.

"It's too hard to read official letters, but don't you feel hard to deal with the rich people in the countryside?" Song Jia changed into an elegant skirt, watched Lin Jian push the door into the house, pinched her nose to refresh, and greeted her with a smile.

On a March day in southern Zhejiang, it was warm during the day and cool at night, with a large temperature difference, Lin Jian touched Song Jia's cold hand and said, "Why don't you wear more clothes?" He drank some wine and came back, but his body was hot, and under Song Jia's service, he took off his official robe, changed into a civilian shirt and put it on, and said, "What is the fundamental purpose of our opening up the battlefield in southern Zhejiang......? The more and more supporters we have won in southern Zhejiang, the more isolated and weak the luxury family will be in southern Zhejiang. ”

"Okay, okay," Song Jia raised her hand to block Lin Lian's mouth, and said coquettishly, "Help you review the official letter for the day, I don't want to listen to your lesson at night." Rest your mind, I'm afraid you're too tired, I don't know how many people will poke my backbone behind my back......"

"How can you worry?" Lin Jian took Song Jia's hand and walked to the long case and sat down, and the next battle plan drawn up by Zhou Tong, Tang Fuguan and others in the afternoon was placed on the desk.

It is necessary to strive to launch a strong attack on Tianshui Village before the 12th; After the capture of Tianshui Village, the war in southern Zhejiang will be further escalated, and the development of the city from the siege of the village will be handed over to Zhou Tong, but Lin Lianren will supervise the battle in Yueqing, where can he be idle?

At this time, Liu Wenzhong and Yang Zichen came in to report something new, and Lin Jian said after hearing this: "Oh, the ship transporting salt and iron in Chongzhou has docked?" This is a good thing, and the goods must be transported to the new supply stations as soon as possible. We are now using copper dollars to redeem rice, grain, mules and horses in southern Zhejiang, and we are also using copper dollars to distribute money, salaries, pensions, and rewards to the soldiers, and there must be a channel for the copper dollars to flow back, so that we can talk about the most basic credit ......."

Some truths are as simple as common sense in Lin Bin's eyes, but thousands of years earlier, the small group of people with the most outstanding knowledge in the world may not be able to keep up with Lin Bin's thoughts, and they can only repeat it tirelessly when they have time.

Picking up the charcoal pen, Lin Jian wrote instructions in the blank space as he spoke, and said to Liu Wenzhong: "The award and pension of the first battle of Wushanjian must be done immediately." The number of official fields found out in Yueqing is insufficient, so you can redeem a batch of them first. The Xiangyong recruited from the local area will first replenish the southern Zhejiang army. The rapid and extensive appreciation of military merits for the generals and soldiers of the southern Zhejiang army will undoubtedly have an excellent propaganda and demonstration effect. First, it is necessary to quickly and deeply disseminate this influence to the whole army, and second, it is necessary to propagate this influence to the localities in depth...... For those who rent the landlord's land all their lives and have the luxury of even taking a breath for heavy exploitation, we must deeply understand and experience the desire for land. And in order to protect the fields from being deprived, weak peasants will become fierce lions. These things, you should take them as a top priority and start doing them immediately, so that the generals and the people of southern Zhejiang can see the real things, which are countless times better than the effect of verbal promises! ”

"Yes......" Liu Wenzhong replied, but he was still worried.

In order to make up for the shortage of troops in the new southern Zhejiang army, Lin Jian not only demanded that the more than 2,000 township warriors recruited from the local area be directly incorporated into the new southern Zhejiang army, but also proposed to further recruit the township warriors from the local area on a large scale.

Although a large number of soldiers and armor were captured in the early stage of the battle to clear the outer fortifications and the victory of Wushanjian, a large number of newly recruited villagers who lacked training were hastily recruited, and Liu Wenzhong was worried that the combat effectiveness of the southern Zhejiang army would be seriously reduced.

However, Liu Wenzhong himself is a civil official, and his temperament is relatively cautious, seeing that Lin Jian is so confident, he is a little worried and can't bear to say it.

Liu Wenzhong and Yang Zichen said goodbye and left.

Song Jiayan smiled and said, "Liu Wenzhong seems to be a little lacking in confidence......

"......" Lin Jian pulled Song Jia to his body, hugged her thin waist, and said, "Liu Wenzhong has been resisting the Zhejiang-Fujian army in Yueqing for a long time, and he doesn't know much about the Huaidong army, so it is inevitable that he will be less confident - but then again, if there is enough time, I don't want to use this cruel way to expand the southern Zhejiang army." Although it can ensure that the combat effectiveness does not decline sharply, and it can also increase the total number of soldiers in southern Zhejiang in a short period of time, it is also difficult to avoid a large number of casualties - some things are still left after the Tianshui Village is laid. ”

The new Southern Zhejiang Army was established not long ago, and it still retains deep traces of the military government and the original Southern Zhejiang Resistance Army.

Whether it is an officer or an ordinary soldier, the new southern Zhejiang army does not have enough time to run in. Worried that Tang Fuguan would not be able to lead the war in southern Zhejiang, Lin Liancai transferred the more prestigious Zhou Tong to the battlefield in southern Zhejiang as the main general, and he also came here to supervise the war in person.

If we want the new southern Zhejiang army to run in quickly, through continuous high-intensity warfare, and carry out rapid expansion in the way of "consumption, replenishment, consumption and replenishment", although it will be cruel, it will be effective.

It is precisely because of this idea that the elite of the Chongcheng Infantry Battalion was transferred to the southern Zhejiang battlefield and used it to set up a suspicious formation on the northern front, and used the new southern Zhejiang army to take on the main attack task on the southern front.

The battle of Wushanjian was the first tough battle fought by the new southern Zhejiang army. Although he annihilated more than 2,000 elite members of the Zhejiang and Fujian army, he also accumulated more than 1,000 casualties. At that time, when the absolute superiority of forces was used to gain control of the battlefield, such casualties were somewhat high.

In the first battle, the new Zhejiang-Fujian army lost more than 1,000 troops, but in the fastest time, the newly recruited four battalions of Xiangyong from southern Zhejiang will be incorporated into it, and the total number of soldiers will not decline, but will increase to 17 battalions. Whether or not good results can be achieved will be reflected in the attack and defense of Tianshui Village, which will be carried out on the 12th.

At this time, Lin Jian asked to mobilize more township soldiers from southern Zhejiang, ready to join the new southern Zhejiang army at any time and carry out a new round of expansion.